Cortana

Looking for a voice assistant outside of the usual crowd? Cortana, Microsoft’s voice assistant is back and better than ever, and she now takes full advantage of the iPad’s larger screen and launches even faster than before. The post If you’re not sold on Siri, you can now get Microsoft’s …

The proliferation of Alexa in every device imaginable has been an important trend over the last couple of years. You can talk to it, make Amazon orders, ask it to play music, and even play games. So why not have it on your laptop or desktop PC? The first reason …

Cortana gets no respect. Microsoft’s smart assistant is actually pretty solid, all things told, but it rarely gets mentioned in the same breath as Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant. Maybe it’s a problem of marketing —the company was quick to point at Build in May that its smart assistant now …

Alexa continued to rack up integration wins at CES this year, and Google is struggling to keep pace. Is it too late for Microsoft and Apple? Unless they make some changes, the answer’s likely yes. The post As Alexa, Google Assistant dominate CES, Apple and Microsoft face tough decisions appeared …

Alexa continued to rack up integration wins at CES this year, and Google is struggling to keep pace. Is it too late for Microsoft and Apple? Unless they make some changes, the answer’s likely yes. The post As Alexa, Google Assistant dominate CES, Apple and Microsoft face tough decisions appeared …

If you like Cortana, but kinda wish she could control more smart home devices, why not install Alexa instead? Reports suggest that’s what HP, Acer, and Asus all plan to do with select Windows 10 products this year. The post Cortana gets an unexpected roommate on Windows 10 PCs: Alexa …

Microsoft just debuted its very own smart thermostat (the first that it’s created), and of course, it can be controlled via voice with Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana. Preorders will be available in March. The post Microsoft’s Glas thermostat knocks Nest with Cortana and air quality monitoring appeared first on Digital …

Microsoft’s in a weird spot with Cortana. The company’s smart assistant is deployed on countless PCs, by way of Windows 10, but it’s constantly playing second fiddle to the likes of Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant. That’s in no small part because that the company hasn’t done a great job …

Version 2.0.5.0 of Microsoft’s handy Sticky Notes app is out, squashing bugs and packing new features. The app now supports bullet-style messages, faster performance, and a new Maps view. The post Sticky Notes get stickier with a new update squashing bugs and packing bullets appeared first on Digital Trends. Source …

Voice activated assistants are all the rage. Apple has Siri, Android has Google Assistant, Samsung has Bixby, and now Microsoft’s Cortana has found a mobile partner — Cheetah Mobile. You may recognize Cheetah as being the company behind apps like Clean Master; but Cortana lives inside its CM Launcher Android …